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To: FJB who wrote (19016)	8/14/1998 10:07:00 AM
From: wstngrp1	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 25960

Morgan Stanley dwd 10:30am tech. conference call. Will Jay Deahna reiterate his bullish Duv call? Could move cymi if he does. td

To: FJB who wrote (19016)	8/17/1998 12:03:00 PM
From: BillyG	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 25960

New EUV light source? If true, this may not be good for CYMI. Realistically, we need to know about power output, stability, etc. It is a long road to qualification.... pubs.cmpnet.com A service of Semiconductor Business News, CMP Media Inc. Story posted at 7:30 a.m. EDT/4:30 a.m. PDT, 8/17/98 New EUV light source may cut cost of future litho systems, says physicist ORLANDO, Fla. -- A physicist with the University of Central Florida here said he has invented a powerful new light source for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) photolithography systems, which are expected to be used in the next decade to produce integrated circuits. "The actual discharge device is as small as my thumb and, together with the necessary electronics, can be packaged into the size of a small filing cabinet," said William Silfvast, inventor of the EUV light source. "It can be activated almost as simply as flipping on a light switch," added the UCF professor. The system, when fully developed, will require less electrical power than laser-based imaging systems need, according to Silfvast, whose work is being funded by the Semiconductor Research Corp. (SRC) consortium. Several EUV systems are now being explored by an industry consortium, called the Extreme Ultraviolet Limited Liability Corp. (EUVLLC), which is led by Intel Corp., Motorola Inc. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (see Sept. 11, 1997, story). A development team, headed by Silfvast, is now working with Sandia National Laboratories to evaluate performance requirements for EUV lithography tools and to develop an engineering prototype using the new light source. The EUV light is produced within a capillary tube with an opening about the size of the point on a ballpoint pen. The tube consists of electrically insulated materials with metal electrodes attached at each end. An intense electrical current is generated for short period of time in a low-pressure gas or vapor when voltage is applied across the electrodes. The EUV light is emitted from the ends of the tube, where it can be collected and use to expose device patterns on wafers.

To: FJB who wrote (19016)	8/19/1998 8:39:00 AM
From: FJB	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25960

Nikon says its stepper business has bottomed out TOKYO, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Nikon Corp president Shoichiro Yoshida told a news conference on Wednesday that Nikon's stepper business had bottomed out. But he added no clear sign of recovery was in sight yet. ''I have a feeling that the (stepper) business has bottomed out, at least we don't have to revise downwards our sales forecasts day-by-day as we did last December,'' Yoshida said. Yoshida said orders from South Korea for semiconductor production equipment have recovered since February. ''Apparently the worst days are over in South Korea and the situation for manufacturers there has stabilised,'' Yoshida said. Yoshida became the chairman of the Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International, an international trade association, in July. biz.yahoo.com ALSO, Canon released earnings last night, but no mention of the semi-equipment business TOKYO (Dow Jones)--Canon Inc. (CANNY or 7751) Wednesday reported that parent pretax profit rose 9.3% to Y85.66 billion for the half-year ended June 30 as sales grew 9.9% to Y805.72 billion. Operating profit jumped 17% to Y96.49 billion while net profit decreased 13% to Y42.60 billion. The company said the weak yen and strong sales in the U.S. and Europe helped pretax profit grow. The net impact on sales and operating profit from the weaker yen was Y10 billion, the company said. Canon forecast that for the current fiscal year through Decmber 1998, parent sales will amount to Y1.650 trillion, pretax profit will be Y168 billion and net profit will total Y85 billion. Canon Inc. is a major Japanese maker of office automation and precision optical equipment. Headquarters: 3-30-2, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku Tokyo 146. Significant developments: In August, the company forecast for the full fiscal year through Dec. 31, 1998 parent sales of Y1.650 trillion, pretax profit of Y168.00 billion and net profit of Y85.00 billion. On a group basis, it forecast in February sales of Y2.950 trillion, pretax profit of Y255.00 billion and net profit of Y125.00 billion. In April, Canon said it had set up joint venture software development company in Beijing with help from Peking University. In January, Canon said it took a majority equity stake in Tokyo Denshi Sekei KK, a maker of electronic components and software, in a bid to strengthen its ability to create networking and systems software technology. In December, the company said it will pay a dividend of Y17 to stockholders for calendar 1997, up Y2 from a year ago. In August, it said it purchased land in Kyushu to build a Y30 billion chemical products plant.